What conditions do teachers organizing extra classes outside of school need to meet?

Lawyer Ho Thu Trang, YouMe Law Company Limited answers:

Article 6 of Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BGDDT regulating tutoring and extra classes is amended by Article 3 of Circular No. 19/2026/TT-BGDDT (effective from May 15, 2026) stipulating tutoring and extra classes outside the school as follows:

1. Organizations or individuals organizing extra classes and tutoring activities outside the school that collect money from students (hereinafter referred to as extra classes establishments) must comply with the following requirements:

a) Business registration according to the provisions of law;

b) Publicly and regularly update on the electronic information page or list at the place where the tutoring facility is located about the subjects organized for tutoring; tutoring time for each subject according to each grade level; location, form, time of organizing tutoring and extra classes; list of tutors and tutoring fee levels before enrolling tutoring and extra classes to ensure the participation of students, families and the community.

2. Part-time teachers outside the school must ensure good moral qualities; have professional competence suitable for the subject participating in part-time teaching.

3. Teachers who are teaching at schools when participating in extra tutoring outside the school must ensure compliance with the teacher's code of conduct according to regulations, are responsible for reporting to the Principal on subjects, locations, forms of extra tutoring, relationships with the registered business entity of the extra tutoring facility, time to participate in extra tutoring before starting and promptly update when there are changes to the reported content, ensure transparency, and prevent conflicts of interest in extra tutoring activities.

Thus, from May 15, 2026, teachers can organize extra classes outside the school if they meet the above conditions.